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Investigation of Possible Pathological Changes in Aged LRRK2 Knockout Models
… and compared against the wild type models. Relevance to Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s … models have been developed as a tool to be used in this research. Determining if there are detrimental affects on … MJFF Research Grant …
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Role of LRRK2 in Alpha-Synuclein-Induced Neurodegeneration
… propose to use tools developed by MFF and available to all research groups and pharmaceuticals, namely LRRK2 KO models, … is independent of over-expressed LRRK2 enzyme. Relevance to Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s … MJFF Research Grant …
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Pilot Assessment of the Effect of Optimism and Expectation on Dyskinesia Rating Scales in Parkinson's Disease Subjects Randomized to Placebo or Amantadine
… placebo response factors on rating scales used in PD research may be a major source of measurement bias that … of these assessments for other studies. Relevance to Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: This study will … MJFF Research Grant …
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Identification of a Novel Calcium Selective Antagonist for Neuroprotection in PD
… This grant builds upon the research from a prior grant: Identification of a novel … without producing unwanted side-effects. Relevance to Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: The studies to … MJFF Research Grant …
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Clinicogenetic Studies of LRRK2 G2019S in Tunisia
… penetrance and expressivity may be identified. Relevance to Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: James Parkinson … features of the syndrome that bears his name. An “end-diagnosis” of PD is a gross simplification of the disease … Anticipated Outcome: The project will build local research capacity, to meet the burden imposed by LRRK2 …
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Development of an MRI-based Imaging Biomarker for the Detection of Alpha-Synuclein in Parkinson's disease
… for the detection of α-synuclein, which will provide early non-invasive diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and … biomarker must be able to be imaged on MRI and must pass into the brain after injection into the patient. To … who live far from clinical centers. Further, although research has shown that accumulations of alpha-synuclein …